376.1504. Registration requirements--term of registration--renewal.

Registration requirements--term of registration--renewal.

376.1504. 1. To register as a discount medical plan organization, anapplicant shall:

(1) File with the director an application on a form approved andadopted by the director; and

(2) Pay to the director an application fee of two hundred fiftydollars.

2. A registration is valid for a one-year term and expires one yearfollowing the registration date unless it is renewed as provided in thissection.

3. Before it expires, a registrant may renew the registration for anadditional one-year term if the registrant:

(1) Otherwise is qualified to receive a registration;

(2) Files with the director a renewal application on a form approvedand adopted by the director; and

(3) Pays a renewal fee of two hundred fifty dollars.

4. All amounts collected as registration or renewal fees shall bedeposited into the insurance dedicated fund.

5. Nothing in this subsection shall require a provider who providesdiscounts to his or her own patients to obtain and maintain a registrationas a discount medical plan organization.

(L. 2007 H.B. 818 merged with S.B. 66)

Effective 8-28-07 (S.B. 66)

1-01-08 (H.B. 818)